James Cheek, Jr.
of Orange County, NC

James Cheek, Jr., son of James
CHEEK & Martha "Patty" ESTRIDGE (ESTES), was
born abt. 1785 in Orange Co., NC, and may be the James B. CHEEK
who died between 1840-1850 in Person Co., NC. He may have married
(1) Janie Baker, Apr. 18, 1807, Orange Co., NC. He may
have married (2) Mary "Polly" Hobbs, daughter of
William & Esther HOBBS, Feb. 15, 1809, in Orange Co., NC.

Notes

here is very little information about James CHEEK, son of James CHEEK
(1762) of Orange Co., NC. He disappears from Orange Co.,
NC, after 1810. He may be the James B. CHEEK who is listed
in the 1830 and 1840 of Person Co., NC. This James B. CHEEK
may be the father of the Cheeks who are found in Caswell Co.,
NC. However, more research is needed!

On April 18, 1807, James Cheek and Janie BAKER posted a
marriage bond in Orange County, NC, with Charles MCAULEY as
bondsman. Two years later, on Feb. 15, 1809, James Cheek
and Polley HOBBS posted a marriage bond in Orange County, NC,
with Moses CARROLL as bondsman. Mary "Polley"
Hobbs was a daughter of William Hobbs, Sr., of Orange
County. The will of William HOBBS' dated
Nov. 24, 1814, proved Feb. 1815, names wife Easther, sons James, Thomas, William, Jonathan, David, John, and Harbard HOBBS; daughters Susannah HOBBS, Mary CHEEK, and Elizabeth CHAMBERS, and son-in-law Thomas DURHAM. (Orange Co., NC, WB D, pp.421-423.)

1810 Census, Orange Co., NC, p.113: JAMES CHEEK,
JR.

2 w/m 16-25

1 w/f under 10

No slaves

1 w/f 16-25

1820 Census: not listed in Orange Co., NC.
Possibly in Wake Co., NC, but census for that year is missing.

1830 Census, Person Co., NC, p.27: JAMES CHEEKS

1 w/m under 5

1 w/f 5-9

1 w/m 5-9

1 w/f 10-14

1 w/m 40-49

2 w/f 15-19

1 w/f 50-59

1840 Census, Person Co., NC, p.294: JAMES B. CHEEK

1 w/m 15-19

3 w/f 20-29

1 w/m 50-59

1 w/f 60-69

The following may be the children of JAMES B.
CHEEK of Person Co., NC, but further research is needed: